Company Overview
With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. And we're only getting started. Ready to bring your bold ideas and collaborative mindset to an organization that still has so much more to build and achieve? Read on.
At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team of U Krewers are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all.
Here, we know that you're more than your work. That's why our benefits help you thrive personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose - a customizable expense reimbursement program that can be used for more than 200+ needs that best suit you and your family, from student loan repayment, to childcare, to pet insurance. Our inclusive culture, active and engaged employee resource groups, and caring leaders value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you're passionate about our purpose - people -then we can't wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We're united by purpose, inspired by you.
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Bid Manager
What You'll Do and Who You'll Work With
Our successful products have established us as a global market leader, and our new innovative products promise enormous growth potential. This is an individual contributor opportunity to drive immediate value by developing high-quality tender responses for retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, services, distribution and public sector industries.
You'll work closely with our presales, marketing, services and sales teams, focusing on expertly coordinating bid activities, managing the tender life cycle with equanimity, and ensuring the delivery of on-time and superior tender responses.
You'll be highly organised, task-focused and disciplined, with extensive writing experience in marketing or sales-related materials. Your desire to go the extra mile to deliver a quality proposal will ensure your success in this role and will be highly visible amongst the leadership of our business.
Your Responsibilities
- Planning and developing commercial proposals, leveraging our existing request for proposal (RFP) database
- Scoping RFP requirements, developing the project schedule and managing the final deliverables
- Curating our boilerplate answers to make responses more region-specific, while assisting in editing these responses to reflect updates in our solutions' values
- Driving quality control, editing and proofreading contributions to ensure a consistent voice is communicated throughout the entire proposal, which includes embedding win theme strategies within our responses
- Guiding the development of executive summaries and win themes to create compelling responses
- Streamlining the tender cycle process and identifying areas of potential growth, as well as areas where we can eliminate existing inefficiencies
Required Qualifications
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience (writing, marketing, general business)
- Experience in bids and project management
- Software industry experience
- Successful track record of preparing bid responses within a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
- Advanced proficiency with Outlook & Microsoft Office tools, and strong PowerPoint & Excel skills
Who We Are
Here at UKG, Our Purpose Is People. UKG combines the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos, uniting two award-winning, employee-centered cultures. Our U Krewers are an extraordinary group of talented, innovative, and collaborative individuals who care about more than just work. We strive to create a culture of belonging and an employee experience filled with meaningful recognition and best-in-class rewards and benefits. UKG has 14,000 employees around the globe and is known for its inclusive and supportive workplace culture. Ready to join the U Krew? ukg.com/careers
Where we're going
UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it's our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!
UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.
Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process
For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com